Becoming A Cut Flower Grower

Removing What Doesn't Sell, Seedlings Growing Fast & The Rose Spreadsheet Is Back In Action

Welcome to 3 November 2026.  We're into November! Thank you very much if you've sent me a message about your cut flower journey or left a review on Apple Podca

Personal Branding, A Sisyphean Tale of Hydraulic Futility, Plant Profile: Michaelmas Daisies

Welcome to Friday 30 October 2026.  This week I discovered that I have been unwittingly recreating one of the great tragedies of Greek mythology (Sisyphus and his boulde

How I Make Autumn Bed Prep Easier, How & Why I'm Transplanting Hydrangeas & Perennials

Welcome to Tuesday 27 October 2026.  I've spent the morning on the field transplanting my hydrangeas and some perennials. In this episode I'm sharing the detai

My Top 20 Best-Selling Flowers in 2026 (No. 1 Was A Big Surprise) Plus Safeguarding Soil After Worming Hens

Welcome to Friday 23 October 2026.  I've had a very mixed week: car battery failure, an actual car accident, lost earnings due to the torrential rain, a one-day col

More Autumn Seed Sowing, My Costs For Growing Agrostemma & I've Been Bread-Making!

Welcome to Tuesday 20 October 2026.  It has rained pretty much non-stop all day today so I thought I'd get on with lots of things on my to-do list... and then spent

Five Books I Highly Recommend & The Best-Selling Shrubs I've Just Bought For 2027

Welcome to Friday 16 October 2026.  I've had a really busy week off-field so I haven't got anything productive done but I have acquired a large volume of cardb

Seed Catalogues: Walk, Don't Run! How To NOT Blow Your Budget In 5 Minutes On Seeds

Welcome to Tuesday 13 October 2026.  Seed catalogues: they're here and they're fabulous! I get wildly excited at this time of year and I spent all weekend with

Dahlias are Out, Roses Are In, Learning From a Florist, Plus Plant Profile: Persicaria

Welcome to Friday 9 October 2026.  We've had it all this week: rain, cold and wind, which is a reminder that autumn is well and truly here. It's been so warm a

Autumn Seed Sowing Has Started: What/Why/How, Another Trip To The Vet & A Mystery Poo

Welcome to Tuesday 6 October 2026.  So much to tell you about in this episode including the start of my autumn seed sowing (finally...), plus some chicken news, a crushe

Recollections May Vary, I've Been Poorly All Week, Autumn Wreath-Making, Plus Plant Profile: Amaranthus

Welcome to Friday 2 October 2026. Where did September go...?!?!!?  Join me on the field for today's episode where I'm struggling with some kind of nasty cold/f

What Happens If Something Goes Wrong? How & Why I'm Planning For The Worst (So I Can Keep Growing)

Welcome to Tuesday 29 September 2026.   Did you spot the new podcast logo?! I thought it was time to update it and I hope you like it. I've got some news to share w

Is It Ok To Buy-In Stems? An Alternative To Marketing On Socials & What Happens To Prices When Columbia Increases Its Minimum Wage by 23%?

Welcome! It's Friday 25 September 2026.   Come and let the hens out with me this morning: I'm recording this episode on the field so there is quite a bit of co

Self-Seeders Galore, Strategy for 2027 & Dahlias: Should They Stay Or Go?

Welcome! It's Tuesday 22 September 2026.   Two topics today: letting self-seeders get on with it, and a look at the overall strategy for 2027. I discovered lots of

FOLIAGE: Do You Need It? What Should You Grow? How & Why To Get Started Right Now

Welcome to today's episode on Friday 18 September 2026.   Tonight's episode is all about foliage and it's essentially a massive souped-up plant profile se

Evening Field Tour: What's Good/Embarrassingly Small/Going Elsewhere, Hen News & The "Why"

Welcome to today's episode on Tuesday 15 September 2026.   Join me on a cheerful tour of the plot tonight as I talk you through everything that's going on righ

The Madness Of Taking Orders When Abroad, A Spanish Funeral Arrangement, Plus Plant Profile: Sedum

Welcome to today's episode on Friday 11 September 2026. Thanks for your Spotify comments: I always love hearing from you and your ideas are always interesting. And

Pricing & Profit: Your Questions Answered, Plus How Does My Local Flower Hub Actually Work?

Welcome to today's episode on Tuesday 8 September 2026. Ok, so after the last episode on pricing, I received some questions so I thought I'd answer them on ton

PRICING: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Pricing (And How I Do It)

Welcome to today's episode on Friday 4 September 2026. Tonight's episode is all about pricing: why it's so hard (especially when you're a new grower)

Exactly How I Chose My 5 Annuals for 2027, Hub Sales & Why I've Been Removing Dahlia Foliage

Welcome to today's episode on Tuesday 1 September 2026. Somehow, it's September! How did that happen?!? Hub sales - I've finally made some! Very exciting

RAIN (At Last!), Borehole News, 2027 Annuals Masterplan & Plant Profile: Nicotiana

Welcome to today's episode on Friday 28 August 2026. Much to tell you in tonight's episode including an update on the borehole, the rain situation, my footwear